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Medicine for the Material World

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 434-439, June 2026.
ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
wiley   +1 more source

From Care to Coercion: Service User and Carer Experiences of Police‐Involved Mental Health Crisis Responses

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Police and specialised police teams are frequently called to respond to mental health crises, often becoming de facto gatekeepers to care. Yet the perspectives of people in crisis and their carers remain underrepresented in the literature. The aim of this review is to explore the lived experiences of people, including carers, who encounter ...
Emilie Hudson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Elemental Mercury Poisoning Masquerading as Fever and Rash. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Med Toxicol, 2020
Young AC   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cucumber‐Derived Exosome‐Like Vesicles With Melanin‐Inhibitory Activity and an Acceptable in Vitro Safety Profile

open access: yesJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 25, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Skin hyperpigmentation disorders affect millions worldwide, driving demand for depigmentation products. However, many conventional skin‐lightening products contain dangerous ingredients, including mercury and unregulated hydroquinone.
Che‐Yuan Hsu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance on neurological development tests by riverine children with moderate mercury exposure in Amazonia, Brazil

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública
The nervous system can be damaged when the population is exposed to methyl mercury (MeHg) by ingesting fish, and children deserve special attention due to their increased susceptibility as compared to adults.
Lydia Maria Bocayuva Tavares   +3 more
doaj  

From self-harm to shock: A case report of mercury poisoning and cutaneous injury. [PDF]

open access: yesJAAD Case Rep
O'Reilly JM   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Segmental hair mercury evaluation of a single family along the Upper Madeira Basin, Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública
Mercury pollution (MeHg) up the aquatic food chains in the Amazonian ecosystems has been a major concern in environmental health. Riverside people (ribeirinhos) along the Upper Madeira river are heavy fish eaters.
Ana Amélia Peixoto Boischio   +2 more
doaj  

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